"Human or Cylon... Man or Machine... who will you choose?" asks the maddeningly vague Battlestar Galactica Online trailer. More of a teaser than anything, this trailer will make the rounds at this month's E3, trying to tempt MMO gamers and Battlestar Galactica fans alike with intergalactic conflict.
Based on the hit SyFy series, Battlestar Galactica Online pits the remnants of humanity against their created "children" -- robot and cyborg Cylons. The browser based game is set during the second season of the show and should be coming out early this fall on SyFy Games' portal. We took a look at this title back at GDC10, and hopefully we'll learn more about the details of BGO from Bigpoint developers at E3. In the meanwhile, hit the jump, check out the trailer and see if it doesn't get your blood pumping for outer space fighter combat!
Reader Comments (33)
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 7:56PM Ace Noble said
Just another fad mmo.
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 10:35PM johnmatthais said
...I just hope it's nothing like the XBLA game that was originally intended to hype the revival of the TV show...
Posted: Jun 13th 2010 5:03AM eNTi said
oh god... another ip ripped into pieces and glued together as a cash cow. this is so lame.
Posted: Jun 13th 2010 7:46AM Fausts said
Amazing what some companies are trying to pass off as a multi-player online game nowadays.
I wouldn't be surprised if every top show on SyFy suddenly became a browser based MMO.
I wouldn't be surprised if every top show on SyFy suddenly became a browser based MMO.
Posted: Jun 13th 2010 5:49PM pcgneurotic said
Well I for one can't stand New Formula BSG, so I'll be happy to play this and try hard to pretend it's Original Formula.
Posted: Jun 14th 2010 10:53AM postman said
I'm not going to even bother watching it. I'm still pissed they are burning the IP on a browser based F2P game. Damn shame. The marketing teams that dreamed this one up should be taken outside and beaten.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 7:51AM (Unverified) said
Well screw you lot of negative types, I'm looking forward to this. I would imagine the developers are aware of the failings of the other BSG game and would ensure this makes up for it. I look forward to some decent 8-on-8 ship battles in a CORPG style
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 7:49PM (Unverified) said
Unless this is some kind of alternate universe where the Cylons have more than 12 models, this will be totally suspenseless. We already know what all the models look like (technically save Daniel, though I have a feeling I know where Caprica is going) and if there's no pressure that there are infiltrating enemy agents who might be listening, or that you yourself might be a cylon without knowing it, there's no drama.
And every roleplayer will have a ~special destiny~ or a tragically misplaced lover on the other side.
And every roleplayer will have a ~special destiny~ or a tragically misplaced lover on the other side.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 9:05PM (Unverified) said
Wait... How is this literally dividing players?
Will I be cut in half if I play this game?
Will I be cut in half if I play this game?
Posted: Jun 16th 2010 1:21AM Tsume Shiro said
I have to say one thing you ALL missed. The Battlestar Galactica WAS IN THE FIRST CYLON WAR! This very well may be set in the first war. if it is we could see something like EvE online crossed with a flight combat simulator. personaly I would love to see something like Air Rivals ( asian grind fest mmo but had exultant pvp air combat) set in the first war. just remember the whole idea of the show was Galactica WAS BEING RETIRED AFTER YEARS IN THE WAR when the cylons attacked. I still have hope they can make this work.
Posted: Jun 17th 2010 4:38PM Aliqux said
I just love how everyone seems to know how good the game is before it has even been released. You would think that people would at least wait untill there is some sort of alpha or beta to play before convicting it to death.
Posted: Jun 16th 2010 7:16PM Inspectah said
would still like to try it at least. i do love space combat and for the pvp i would like to pretend im back in the BSG days.
Posted: Jul 8th 2010 3:01AM (Unverified) said
If you guys really want to play a BSG space game, just install X3TC or ReUnion and download the fan-made BSG mod.







